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name
MOORE, James Edwin - Date of
birth
31 July 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Frost, Navarro County, Texas -
Hometown
Navarro County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-755732 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
733rd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 May 1944 - Place of
death
Klein-Stockheim, 4 miles south of Brunswick, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 40 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George E. Moore (father)
Cora A. (Porter) Moore (mother)
Horace Moore (brother)
Earl Moore (brother)
Nedra Moore (sister)
Frances Moore (sister)
Dean (Newell) Moore (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-28745 -
Data
Type: B-24E
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 4590
More information
The airplane was shot down by flak.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S.,
Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ - The Corsicana Daily Sun / Diane Richards, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ - The Corsicana Daily Sun / Diane Richards